# 著作権法 / Copyright Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

- Law: 著作権法 (Copyright Act), 昭和四十五年法律第四十八号
- English title "Copyright Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5) — address `suppl-5021-48/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-5
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### 第五条
<sup>suppl-5021-48/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  第二条改正後著作権法第百十九条第三項（第二号に係る部分に限る。）の規定の運用に当たっては、インターネットによる情報の収集その他のインターネットを利用して行う行為が不当に制限されることのないよう配慮しなければならない。
<sup>suppl-5021-48/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/suppl-5021-48/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/suppl-5021-48/art-5/par-1</sup>
In applying the provisions of Article 119, paragraph (3) (limited to the part concerned with item (ii)) of the Copyright Act amended under Article 2, due consideration must be given so as not to unreasonably restrict the collection of information using the internet and other acts undertaken using the internet.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5021-48/art-5/par-1: 第二条改正後著作権法第百十九条第三項 → 著作権法 第百十九条第三項 (Article 119, paragraph (3)), art-119/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-119/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-119/par-3
- suppl-5021-48/art-5/par-1: 第二号 → 著作権法 第百十九条第三項第二号 (Article 119, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-119/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/art-119/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/345AC0000000048/art-119/par-3/item-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 著作権法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Copyright Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4207/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 著作権法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19